Traffic Guards Praised After Sixth Street School Safety
MR and MRS W C DAVIS of 4518 Keever Ave thank officials for posted police traffic guards on Sixth Street protecting St Anthony's High School students. They urge an overpass soon to aid pupils and drivers. Signatures include GWEN TH… and partial address lines, reflecting a letter to the editor on traffic safety and a bridge proposal.
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Sixth St
St Anthony's High School
W. C. Davis
Keever Ave
Khrushchev Uses Spy Incident to Attack Summit says editorial
The editorial labels Nikita Khrushchev as an opportunist and demagogue who shuns serious negotiation by portraying himself as a wounded spy victim. It notes Eisenhower’s offer to negotiate an end to espionage, predicts Khrushchev will ignore it, and questions inviting a leader who harshly suppressed Hungary.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Russia
U.S
Carr Shaking Up California Finance Office
John Carr, a Long Beach native serving less than a year as California state finance director, pushes aggressive reviews of state operated institutions. He probes schools, colleges, hospitals, fairs, and buildings, urges economies, and recommends selling a new Sacramento area site to redevelop the fairgrounds, signaling possible big shifts in state government practices.
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John £. Carr
Long Beach
Carr
Edmund G. Brown
Sacramento
John Carr
Senator Soaper Sees Sidewalk Cafes as Not Our Forte
Senator Soaper remarks that Americans are not adept at foreign entanglements and that involvement in another war during the Civil War centennial would require careful planning and attention to many factors.
Out Our Way on a Royal Consort and Small Boats
A playful column notes Tony Armstrong-Jones struggles with pocketing and facial props while musing on American habits. It jokes about walking coast to coast as a funded hobby and hints at mail-subsidy memes. A remark on small boats needing registration contrasts with past Daisy IV styling.
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Tony Armstrong-Jones
O.K
United States
Free TV time plan seeks to bolster two party system
A bill sponsored by Senators Monroney and Case proposes one hour weekly of free prime TV time for each major party during the eight weeks before a presidential election. Adlai Stevenson, a former nominee, is a key witness. Debates over payola and media reform color the debate as critics question how equal time should be formatted and who sets the rules.
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Sen. A
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Sen
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Long Beach Leaders Gain Posts At Daughters And Grand Army
Mrs. Rebecca Dunbar of Long Beach was installed as department senior vice press of the Daughters of Union Veterans at the department encampment closing session. Mrs. Delia M. Hadover and Mrs. Jessie Boyd Husband were installed as department guard and department patriotic instructor of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Long Beach is noted as among the fastest growing cities with 100 percent growth in a 1820 list, while nominees for President face scrutiny of campaign newsprint use and costs, with both parties relying on unions and rich donors as campaign financing grows more expensive.
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Rebecca Dunbar
Long Beach
Daughters of Union Veterans
Delia M. Hadover
Jessie Boyd Husband
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Washington, D. C
White House
Letters urging Adlai Stevenson move Democratic race
Senator Mike Monroney reports hundreds of letters from across the nation urging Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic nomination. The Draft Stevenson drive lists 2,500 volunteers with 1,500 Democrats and 750 Republicans. Monroney says Stevenson is the best qualified, but he declines campaign activity for him per Stevenson’s wishes.
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Senator
Adlai
Ing
Arthur L Johnson
San Jose
Calif
Los Angeles
Herman A. Bachrach
Johnson
Stevenson
Sen. Monromney
Sen. Monroney
Mc. Stevenson
Oklahoma
New York
Proud voter praises new Long Beach Public Safety Building tour
Anona Buse of 4812 E Second St thanks city staff and police and fire departments for a public benefit tour of the new Public Safety Building and states she voted yes for the facility.
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Long Beach
Fire
Red Propaganda Billow of Thin Air
Washington columnist Doris Fiteson critiques the presidential ignorance and mismanagement of the U2 spy plane incident. The piece notes Christian Herter’s admission that spying occurred for four years, arguing the State Department’s fire with fire approach reduced red tape and limited surprise. Eisenhower and Herter issued quick prepared statements, reflecting swift government response.
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Washington
Doris Fiteson
State Department
Christian Herter
U.S
Eisenhower
Herter
Agrees With Letter on Forest Lawn Cemetery
A reader from Togans 1140 California Ave commends Ann Smits for timely remarks opposing burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery for Caryl Chessman. The letter endorses her stance and urges restraint from harsh judgment by the sinless.
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Forest Lawn
Ann Smits
Caryl Chess
Forest Lawn Cemetery
J. S., Togans
California Ave
Silence From Sub Section Over Pilot Held by Russians
A letter cites a pilot held by Russians and threatened with execution, alleging silence from a sub section and the Civil Liberties Union. The writer, Anne Fickes of 3416 E Second St, accuses them of seeking liberty and special privileges only for convicts and subversives.
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Civil Liberties Union
Anne Fickes
Second St
Thoughtful meditation on toil and seeking bliss
A fragment reflecting on life’s pain and toil. It contrasts constant labor with vanity and weighs the mind’s search for true happiness, citing Ecclesiastes and Oliver Goldsmith to frame a weary, introspective mood.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Press Telegram personnel and office locations noted
Press Telegram current files list personnel including managing editor Barry Karnes and page editor, with national advertising representation Ridder-Johns Inc. Offices shown in New York and Chicago and message about San Francisco letters.
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Derman H. Rudder
Daniel H.ridder
Ridder-Jonns. Inc
Kcmmmmrinn Sdfn
Bao Delralt
Penobscot
Mingsapails
Foshay Tower
San Franciso
Press-Taleorem
Sputnik Flight Sparks Cold War Spat Over Airspace
David Lawrence argues that Soviet and American aerial incursions into each other’s ranges raise unresolved questions of sovereignty in outer space and airspace. He notes Moscow timing around the summit and defends airborne alert versus restrictions on U.S. flights while criticizing Soviet propaganda.
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Basia
Moscow
America
Francis Powers
United States Air Force
Russia
Alaskan
American
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David Lawrence
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